I had braces when I was a kid and had my wisdom teeth out as a teenager. I never had a retainer but the dentist gave me a bite appliance instead ( soft plastic, kind of like a mouth guard) the use for an hour a day in the year or so right after they came off and occasionally afterwards too. They looked great afterwards but now it seems like my front teeth stick out more than they did then, and the two teeth next to them on the right side are turning in just slightly. Would a retainer fix this? If anyone has experienced this or knows about dentistry I'd appreciate your insight, thanks.
2006-11-05 05:30:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anne R 4 in Health ➔ Dental
There are retainers and then there are "retainers." You are talking about actual tooth movement and not simply holding your teeth in place after finishing with braces. It is possible that you can achieve what you want with a retainer-like appliance. For this kind of service, which could take from a few months to over a year, you can expect to pay an appropriate fee. In my office, for one arch, this would range from $600 to as much as $1,000, depending on the complexity and length of treatment. I understand that you are just looking for an idea, but I don't want you to think you can get what you are looking for for $100-200 either.
Invisalign would probably work also, but at 3-to-4 times the cost.
2006-11-05 05:34:16 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I currently have braces, and I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed last summer. The intent in removing them is to provide space for the teeth, as part of the reason why teeth become crooked, or the bite becomes distorted, is the crowding that occurs overtime as teeth grow, and your jaw doesn't have the room to contain them all.
My guess is that your wisdom teeth were removed too late; since you had braces as a kid, your teeth were straightened then. However, as you grow, I guess they slowly began to conflict for space.
You need braces to actually take advantage of the new space that the wisdom teeth provides. In other words, they should have been removed before you had braces (though they are usually only removed in your teenage years).
Sorry if this is confusing. But basically I'm saying, you DO need some new straightener, either a retainer or braces, to fix your problem, and it should work because you've had your wisdom teeth removed.
2006-11-05 05:36:24 · answer #2 · answered by Link 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom teeth are routinely removed because most people's jaws are not big enough to hold them too. Everybody in my family has had to have them took out.
2016-05-22 01:16:35 · answer #3 · answered by Victoria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens--I had the same thing as you described above--if your teeth have moved quite a bit, then you might want to try the Invisalign braces, they work very well.
2006-11-05 05:33:44 · answer #4 · answered by Munya Says: DUH! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, retainers.. or better yet consult your dentist..
2006-11-05 05:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by rjyll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋